Investor Information

WS Atkins plc

Registered in England.
Company no. 1885586

Company secretary and registered office

Richard Webster
WS Atkins plc
Woodcote Grove
Ashley Road
Epsom
Surrey
KT18 5BW
England

Financial calendar

Shareholder services

Registrar
Enquiries and notifications concerning dividends, share certificates, transfers and address changes should be sent to the registrar, whose address is:

Capita Registrars
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU

Telephone: 0871 664 0300 (UK callers, calls cost 10p per minute including VAT plus any additional network charges, lines are open 0830 to 1730 Monday to Friday) or +44 (0)20 8639 3399 (non-UK callers).

Other shareholder enquiries should be addressed to Atkins' company secretary at the registered office.

Investor relations website
Many commonly asked shareholders' questions are addressed in the investor relations section of our website www.atkinsglobal.com/investors

E-communications
Shareholders can choose to receive all Company communications electronically. This environmentally friendly way of receiving information has a number of advantages including speedier delivery of documents and the ability to access reports and results on the internet wherever you are. To register please visit our share portal at www.myatkinsshares.com

International payment service for dividends

International payment service for dividends
Capita Registrars offers shareholders a service to convert sterling dividends into certain local currencies. This service provides faster access to funds and will generally cost less than the fees charged by your local bank. For further information, please contact the registrar (address above). Tel: +44 (0)20 8639 3405 (from overseas) or 0871 664 0385 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras), lines are open 0900 to 1730 Monday to Friday) or email: IPS@capitaregistrars.com or visit the registrar's website: www.capitaregistrars.com/international

Dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP)
The Company offers a dividend reinvestment plan to shareholders as a cost-efficient way of increasing their shareholding in the Company. Should you wish to participate in the DRIP please contact the registrar on the telephone number given above to request a mandate form and an explanatory booklet. Your completed mandate form must be received by the registrar no later than 31 August 2011 if you wish your final dividend for the year to be reinvested to buy additional shares.

Amalgamation of accounts
Shareholders who receive duplicate sets of Company mailings owing to multiple accounts in their name should write to the registrar to have their accounts amalgamated.

Unsolicited mail
The Company is obliged by law to make its share register available to third parties who may then use it for a mailing list. If you are a UK shareholder and you wish to limit receipt of unsolicited mail you may do so by registering with the Mailing Preference Service (MPS). Registration can be made online at www.mpsonline.org.uk or via telephone on 0845 703 4599.

Giving your shares to charity
If you only have a small number of shares whose value makes it uneconomic to sell them, you may wish to consider donating them to charity though ShareGift, an independent share donation scheme. The relevant share transfer form can be obtained from the registrar. ShareGift is administered by The Orr Mackintosh Foundation, registered charity number 1052686. Further information may be obtained on +44 (0)20 7930 3737 or from www.sharegift.org

Identity theft
Identity theft is on the increase. Criminals may steal your personal information, putting your Atkins shareholding at risk.

Tips for protecting your Atkins shares:

• ensure all your certificates are kept in a safe place or hold your shares electronically in CREST via a nominee
• keep all correspondence from the registrar that shows your shareholder reference number in a safe place, or destroy your correspondence by shredding it
• if you change address inform the registrar in writing or via our share portal www.myatkinsshares.com
• know when dividends are paid and consider having your dividend paid directly into your bank account. This will reduce the risk of the cheque being intercepted or lost in the post. If you change your bank account, inform the registrar of the details of your new account. You can do this by post or online using our share portal www.myatkinsshares.com. Respond to any letters the registrar sends you about this
• if you receive a letter from the registrar regarding a change of address or a dividend instruction but have not recently moved or requested a change to how you receive your dividends please contact them immediately as you may have been a victim of identity theft
• if you are buying or selling shares only deal with brokers registered in your country of residence or the UK.

Warning to shareholders
In recent years many companies have become aware that their shareholders have received unsolicited telephone calls or correspondence concerning investment matters. These are typically from overseas-based 'brokers' who target UK shareholders offering to sell them what often turn out to be worthless or high-risk shares in US or UK investments. These operations are commonly know as 'boiler rooms'. These 'brokers' can be very persistent and extremely persuasive and it has been reported that the average amount lost by investors is around £20,000, with the largest individual loss being £1.2 million. It is not just the novice investor who has been duped in this way; many of the victims had been successfully investing for several years.

Shareholders are advised to be very wary of any unsolicited advice, offers to buy shares at a discount or offers of free company reports. The following advice is provided:

• only ever deal with companies authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). You can check the register of authorised firms at www.fsa.gov.uk/register/
• make sure you get the correct name of the person and organisation who contacted you. Call the organisation back using the telephone number listed for them on the FSA register to verify their identity
• callers may be persistent, so hang up the phone if they continue to contact you
• under normal circumstances authorised firms cannot make cold calls. If you receive an uninvited call or email from an organisation of which you are not a customer, treat it with extreme caution and report the incident to the FSA either by calling 0845 606 1234 or by visiting www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
• the FSA also maintains on its website a list of unauthorised overseas firms who are targeting, or have targeted, UK investors and any approach from such organisations should be reported to the FSA so that this list can be kept up to date and any other appropriate action can be considered. The FSA can be contacted by completing an online form at www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/doing/regulated/law/alerts/overseas.shtml
• inform our registrar.

If you deal with an unauthorised firm you will not be eligible to receive payment under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Details of any share dealing facilities that the Company endorses will be included in Company mailings or on our website.

More detailed information on this or similar activity can be found on the Money Advice Service website www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk